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Parish of Embleton

List of Names as written on the Plan	Various modes of Spelling the same Names	Authority for those modes of Spelling	Situation	Descriptive Remarks, or other General Observations which may be considered of Interest
Mustardhill	Mustardhill Plantn	T.W. Craster Esqr.	On Sheet	A mixed plantation on
Plantation		Owner	27.11	a slight eminence, in
	Mustardhill Plantn	Mr. Edward Wightman		one of the fields adjoining
	Mustardhill Plantn	Mr. Thomas Wood, Farmer		is called "Mustard Hill"
		Craster Westfarm		hence the name, ~~It is~~ the
				property of T.W. Craster Esqr.

Proctor’s Stead	Proctor’s Stead	Same Authorities	On Sheet	An old house, situated
	Proctorstead –	White’s Directory	27.11	a short distance north of
				"Dunstan", It was erected
				against an ancient Tower
				(which is still standing) by
				a J. Proctor in 1652 ~~It is~~
				the property of the Earl of
				Tankerville, There are offices
				and, large garden attached.

Tower	Tower	Same Authorities	On Sheet	An old square tower, at Proctors
			27.11	-tead, it is in good preservation
	See Spotswood’s Histy Church of Scotland		although, it is supposed to be as old, as
	quoted in Hutchinson’s View of Northum-		"Dunstanborough Castle", tradition, gives this
	-berland. Vo.:II. P.186. where it is shown { Duns Scotus }		as the birth-place of the Celebrated, Duns
	he was born at Dunse in { Died 8th Nov.}		Scotus, and that he translated the
	Berwickshire – { A.D. 1308 }		Scriptures here, there is no date on it,
			it is three stories high, and now used as a +
		+ Dove Cote

Note: Unsigned; hand of William Beatty

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